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Frederick Community College • Fall 2017 Credit Schedule • • 301.846.2400 5
2) Register for Classes
On the web or in person
• Web registration–Go to http://myFCC.
Click on PeopleSoft/Student
Information System in the blue navigation
bar, then follow the online instructions.
Or
• Register in person–Bring your registration form
to the Welcome Center.
• If you’re on academic alert or probation,
you must have your form approved
by an advisor in the Counseling &
Advising Office before you register.
• If you plan to take more than 18 credits during
the semester, you will need a signature from
the Counseling & Advising Office.
3) Review your schedule
• Check classroom locations
(Some courses are held off site).
• Check course start and end dates
(Some courses do not begin at
the start of the semester).
• Check to see if you have registered for a linked
class. If so, make sure you are registered for
both components.
• Print your schedule to be sure you have
completed the process correctly.
• If you have registered for an online class, see
page 53 for more information about online
classes at FCC.
Students may not attend a class if they have
not registered for that class andmade payment
arrangements.
N. Individuals enrolled in Frederick County
Public Schools or another school with
a dual enrollment agreement with the
College who wish to participate in dual
enrollment or open campus may take
the placement tests twice. Within six
months of graduation from their K-12
institution, individuals may be granted the
opportunity to retake the placement test
a third time, with an unofficial transcript
or report card indicating successful
completion of grade 12 English and/or
math, and their placement testing records
can be verified by the Testing Center.
The official version of the College Academic Assessment
and Placement Policy and Procedures is on its website
) andmay be revised annually.
3) Meet with an advisor
An advisor can help you select your courses
and discuss your academic and career goals.
The Counseling & Advising Office, 301.846.2471,
is located in J-201 of Jefferson Hall.
• Students who are advised by Multicultural
Student Services (301.846.2531), Veterans
Services (301.624.2836), Office of Adult Services
(301.846.2483), or Services for Students with
Disabilities (301.846.2408) should make an
appointment with their program advisor.
4) Required Orientation, Advising, &
Registration (ROAR)
All new students planning to attend
FCC for their first college experience will
participate in the ROAR program. Students
must have applied to the College and
completed their placement assessment
(or submitted testing exemptions) before
they can schedule a ROAR appointment.
Three steps to ROAR:
• An online orientation featuring videos with
current FCC students telling you exactly what
you need to know about attending college
• An on-campus meeting with an Academic
Advisor to help you develop your academic and
career plan
• A registration lab where you’ll learn how to
enroll yourself into classes
For more information about ROAR, please visit
student-orientation.aspx.
5) Register for Classes After meeting with an
academic advisor and selecting your courses,
you can register for classes.
Students may not attend a class if they have
not registered for that class andmade payment
arrangements.
Readmit Students
If you’ve attended FCC before, but not since
the Spring 2015 semester, complete the
admissions application and select“Readmit”under
Classification. You may have to submit proof of
residency. You will follow the requirements of the
current catalog year.
Current Students
1) Meet with your advisor to talk about your
course selection and to discuss your academic
and career goals.
• Students who are advised by Multicultural
Student Services (301.846.2531), Veterans
Services (301.624.2836), Office of Adult Services
(301.846.2483), or Services for Students with
Disabilities (301.846.2408) should make an
appointment with their program advisor.
• Students with declared majors (such as
business, education, criminal justice, etc.)
should meet with their faculty advisor. Faculty
advisors’names and contact information can
be found on page 12 and on the Counseling
& Advising Office Web page at http://www.
advising/advisor-list.aspx.
• General studies, undecided, and nursing (pre-
clinical) students should meet with an advisor
from the Counseling & Advising Office. During
registration, the Counseling & Advising Office
offers same day walk-in advising service – no
appointment necessary! Just stop by J-201
(Jefferson Hall).
• Students on academic alert or academic
probation must meet with an advisor from
Counseling & Advising Office, Multicultural
Services, Adult Services, Veterans Services, or
Services for Students with Disabilities prior to
registering for classes.
• Students returning to FCC from academic
suspension must meet with an advisor in
the Counseling & Advising Office prior to
registering for classes. Call 301.846.2471 to
schedule an appointment. Students returning
from academic dismissal must meet with the
AVP, Dean of Students. Call 301.846.2469 to
schedule an appointment.
Prior to meeting with your advisor, access your
My Degree Plan. See Student Services Online,
third column. Courses still needed are indicated
as“Requirement Not Satisfied.”Developmental
English and mathematics requirements will not
appear, but, if needed, you should include them in
your schedule and plan to take them first.